(FROM left) Steve Carell, Steve Buscemi and Jim Carrey in âThe Incredible Burt WonderstoneâJim continued: âA lot of these other songs [of mine] are funny. Iâm recording a song and doing [a video] shoot with Funny Or Die (a website of funny videos). The song is âCold Dead Hand,â about the gun issue. Itâs kind of a Sons of the Pioneers song, an antigun song.âArtistic fashionAsked about his âfashion statementâ at Elton Johnâs annual Oscars party, in which he wore tiny angel wings and huge prosthetic feet, Jim, who also dabbles in art, smiled and said, âItâs my reaction to public events. I am, believe it or not, a shy person. I find giant gala events to be a bit like being hit over and over with bags of oranges. Itâs an intense energy and Iâm not comfortable in it. I generally try to [get] into something artistic so that I can feel good. Itâs always thought out. Thereâs always something behind it. Itâs not for nothing.âHe revealed the inspiration for that scene-stealing look: âI actually modeled it after a painting I did years ago called âEnvy The Perfect Soul.â Itâs an angel with giant feet and tiny little wings. Thatâs how I feel a lot of times, like I have tiny little wings and giant feet. I want to get off the earth and go into a spiritual place but Iâm grounded all the time by my own flaws. Thatâs basically what it signifiedâmy awkward spiritual journey when I can be so blissful and so with God a lot of times and then just turn and get completely caught up in anger. Then I remember that Iâm not separate from anybody.âLatest roleIn âThe Incredible Burt Wonderstone,â Jim Carrey plays a street magician who becomes a threat to star magicians played by Steve Carrel and Steve Buscemi. The latter two admitted in interviews that they sometimes ended up just watching Jim in awe.Jim described his Steve Gray trickster character, who has his own share of ego, as representing those who are not loved: âMaybe he wasnât what daddy wanted. People like that pretend to reject the world that they really want badly. Itâs the people who mess their hair for three hours to look like they donât care.âDoes he know anyone like that? He cracked, âI donât want to name names but most people in Hollywood.âHe said putting on temporary tattoos for roles has its rewards. âItâs funny because whenever I put on any kind of tattoo on my body for a part, whoever might be at home goes, âJust leave it on for tonight.â That kind of thing. Girls like tattoos.âLong hair, tooSporting those tattoos and long hair changed his original approach to the role, according to Jim. âWhen I heard about that part, I went, âThatâs rock and roll, man.â But when I put that wig on, I realized that it was a different guy completely than we had planned. The director said, âOh my God, itâs incredible. Who is that?â Which was what happened on âLemony SnicketâsâŠâ too. Often, the characters were changed 10 minutes before I went in front of the cameraâa strand of hair, any little thing can change a personâs personality completely. When I put that wig on, suddenly the director said, âWho is it?â I said, âThis is a guy who thinks heâs superior to everyone, that their tiny brains amuse him. Heâs a manipulator and constantly tries to undermine the confidence of the people around him. He seems to be rejecting what they do but he really just wants what they have.On his diet to achieve that super fit look, Jim shared, âI joke that I was eating antimatter at that point. Thatâs not necessarily the healthiest place to be to get washboard abs but itâs good for my jug band.â